California State University-Monterey Bay Graduate Schools

California State University-Monterey Bay (referred to as CSUMB) is a Public, 4 years school located in Seaside, CA. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at California State University-Monterey Bay is $8,757 for California residents and $18,261 for out-of-state students. The school has 811 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,503 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (6/21/2003 - Current).

CSUMB Directory Information
School Name	California State University-Monterey Bay (CSUMB)
Address	100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA 93955-8001
Phone	831-582-3000
Web	https://www.csumb.edu
Online Application	https://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://csumb.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at California State University-Monterey Bay is $8,757 for California residents and $18,261 for out-of-state students. The school has 811 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,503 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 41 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,261 $8,757 for California Residents
Student Population	811
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	41 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	23 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at California State University-Monterey Bay is $8,757 for California residents and $18,261 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is -$1 for California residents and $398 for out-of-state students.

California State University-Monterey Bay offers the alternative tuition plans.

California State University-Monterey Bay offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of California State University-Monterey Bay is $8,757 for California residents and $18,261 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.58% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	California Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,176	$1,401	$16,680	$1,401
2019-2020	$7,176	$1,401	$16,680	$1,401
2020-2021	$7,176	$1,401	$16,680	$1,401
2021-2022	$7,176	$1,476	$16,680	$1,476
2022-2023	$7,176	$1,581	$16,680	$1,581

The graduate school tuition & fees of CSUMB is average compared to public graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the California graduate tuition is $21,752 (public) / $24,037 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
California State University-Monterey Bay	$8,757	$18,261
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
California Graduate Schools	$19,766	$22,527
Public	$11,624	$21,752
Private	$24,037

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $21,122 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at California State University-Monterey Bay. On-campus living costs are increased by 43.83% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $22,644. Off-campus living costs are increased by 23.13% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$12,396	$2,109	$13,292	$2,988
2019-2020	$13,711	$2,070	$15,040	$2,958
2020-2021	$10,895	$2,771	$16,580	$4,213
2021-2022	$10,895	$2,533	$15,167	$3,223
2022-2023	$16,262	$3,051	$17,784	$4,860

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $398 at California State University-Monterey Bay. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.51% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$396
2019-2020	$396
2020-2021	$396
2021-2022	$396
2022-2023	$398

Graduate Programs at CSUMB

California State University-Monterey Bay offers 12 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 367 students have completed their study at California State University-Monterey Bay.

Offered Degrees at California State University-Monterey Bay
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	10	1	351
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	0	16
Total	12	1	367

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at California State University-Monterey Bay by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Applied Behavior Analysis program with 15 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 150 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at California State University-Monterey Bay
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	15	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	15	-
Illustration	✕	1	-
Illustration	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at California State University-Monterey Bay
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	150	$73,900
Business Administration and Management	✔	97	$73,900
Education	✕	68	$61,600
Education	✕	55	$61,600
Social Work	✕	42	$57,100

California State University-Monterey Bay offers 12 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 367 students have completed their graduate studies.

351 students have earned/completed Master's program.
16 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	13	-
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management	✕	1	-
Education [+]	✕	94 completers	$61,600
Education	✕	68	$61,600
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	26	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Marine Sciences	✕	10	-
Psychology [+]	✕	12 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	12	-
Human Services [+]	✕	42 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	0	-
Social Work	✕	42	$57,100
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	29	-
Business [+]	✔	150 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	150	$73,900
	Total	351

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	15	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Illustration	✕	1	-
	Total	16

Graduate Student Population at CSUMB

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 811 students enrolled into California State University-Monterey Bay graduate schools where it has total 7,503 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 609 full-time and 202 part-time graduate students. By gender, 242 male and 569 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	811	242	569
Full-time	609	172	437
Part-tme	202	70	132

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 281 White (34.65%), 22 Black/African American (2.71%), 358 Hispanic (44.14%), 49 Asian (6.04%), and 101 students with other races. 20 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	811	242	569
American Indian/Native American	2	1	1
Asian	49	14	35
Black/African American	22	6	16
Hispanic	358	94	264
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	5	2
White	281	94	187
Two More	30	9	21
Un-Known	42	15	27
Non-resident Alien	20	4	16

California State University-Monterey Bay offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 167 graduate students (20.59% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 310 graduate students (38.22% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	811
Enrolled Online Exclusively	167
Enrolled Some Online Courses	310
Not in Online Courses	334

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at California State University-Monterey Bay. 152 students are aged 20 to 24 (18.74% of total students), 40 students are aged above 50 (4.93%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at California State University-Monterey Bay.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	811	242	569
Age 20-21	3	1	2
Age 22-24	149	36	113
Age 25-29	295	77	218
Age 30-34	161	49	112
Age 35-39	87	33	54
Age 40-49	76	32	44
Age 50-64	40	14	26

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